related: TRIM
Some ideas to improve the Tiki installer:
add phpinfo as one of the steps (useful for troubleshooting)
Tiki 3 Installer Revamp
Bugs
- Tiki 10.0 fresh install
- tiki-install.php email address field doesn't have validation (at least for non-empty value)
- "Experiencing problems with the upgrade? Your administrator account lost its privileges? This may occur if you upgraded from a very old version of Tiki." is offered even if it's a fresh install
- dozens of warnings : PHP (5.3.18-nmm1) ERROR (E_WARNING): File: lib/codemirror_tiki/tiki_codemirror.php Line: 31 Type: Invalid argument supplied for foreach()
- http://www.nabble.com/Installation-interface:-white-screen-after-choosing-the-profile-for-installation-t3821124.html
Pre-install script
Install script
All these setting above should also be checked in tiki-install.php and in the Tiki admin panel, because our host could have changed some settings, moved us to a new server or upgraded the PHP version, etc. so it's better to not just have in the installer. We could put all this info and server-related settings here: tiki-admin.php?page=server For example, the "OS" choice here: tiki-admin.php?page=general All done in tiki-check.php, which is in Tiki and available as standalone.
Nice to have
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Like TRIM, for database creation to be possible via the install script (won't work on most many hosts)Done by Jyhem test if the upgrade script has been run and put a note in tiki-admin.phpdone
related links
http://www.bitweaver.org/photos/gallery/9/32
http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=1154811 (pages from 6 to 10 of that book preview for WebGUI CMS/Groupware made on perl)
http://www.xaraya.com/index.php/documentation/97
http://ewiki.berlios.de/installer/
Examples
- Analysis of 12 CMS systems in French
UI Improvements
Here are some ideas ricks99 has been playing with to improve the out-of-the-box experience.
MediaWiki installer
Install with one file
- Investigate a TRIM-like application that works directly on the remote instance. A small php or shell script which fetches the latest version of Tiki and installs it. (Could be impossible because of limited file permissions that php scripts, with Apache rights, that have limited permissions). mods have this issue.
- https://github.com/composer/installers
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4388513/how-i-can-create-installer-for-website-php-mysql
- http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/Generic%20PHP%20application%20installers.htm
- http://wiki.php-unconference.de/index.php?title=PhpUnconf2010SaturdaySessionA4
- http://qafoo.com/talks/11_10_ipc_a_generic_php_application_ionstaller.pdf
- http://tracker.arbitracker.org/arbit/development_wiki/view/Installer
- svn://arbitracker.org/arbit/projects/installer/trunk/buildArbitInstaller
- http://kore-nordmann.de/blog/0097_php_web_installer.html
- http://code.google.com/p/simplegroupware/downloads/detail?name=sgs_installer.php&can=2&q=
- http://www.spip.net/spip-dev/INSTALL/spip_loader.php
- http://code.google.com/p/pwai/
- https://www.ohloh.net/p/jijawi
Related: http://project-builder.org/
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous%5F5-Minute%5FInstall
Tracker items
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Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | Some people on windows can't figure out how to install composer | Jean-Marc Libs | 4 | 20 |
| 2019-11-06 | 2019-11-06 | 0 | |||
(0) | 13.x next.tiki.org -> Database Version Problem | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 50 |
| 2014-07-14 | 2014-07-14 | 0 | |||
(0) | Problem with Proxy autentication - download Profiles | Elías Cisneros | 8 | 40 |
| 2011-05-10 | 2011-05-10 | 1 xavi-10 May 11 | |||
(0) | At the end of installer from 4.x to now 8.1, the run of session crashes with an exception "session start" | Bernard TREMBLAY | 8 | 40 | 2011-11-20 | 2011-11-20 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Add a more graceful error message for unmet dependencies | Marc Laporte | 9 | 8 | 72 |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-16 | 1 marclaporte-16 Dec 21 | ||
(0) | File names should not have tiki | samerafach | 10 high | 7 | 70 |
| 2015-02-13 | 2015-02-18 | 0 | ||
(0) | 6.7 LTS: Possible security threat: Logging into Wiki A as admin may raise your privilege level in Wiki B | hman | 7 | 6 | 42 |
| 2012-05-21 | 2012-06-01 | 0 | ||
(0) | Admins /mods failed | othman | 1 low | 5 |
| 2008-08-04 | 2009-04-28 | 1 othman-04 Aug 08 | |||
(0) | Tiki upgrade; after a new installation Tiki should warn nicely the admin he needs to rebuild the index (or do it) | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2022-11-12 | 2022-11-12 | 0 | ||
(0) | Installation; HomePage not found error after new installation | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| 2016-07-09 | 2022-12-19 | 2 jonnybradley-12 Jan 23 | ||
(0) | Profiles exporter exports only those custom modules which are assigned to a module zone | luciash d' being 🧙 | 25 |
| 2016-10-28 | 2017-09-06 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Cron option for when it's not possible to have a real cron job (like Poormanscron) | Marc Laporte | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 2013-09-08 | 2013-10-28 | 1 xavidp-09 Sep 13 | ||
(0) | Database update; Updating a 21.5 database to 21.8 failed with errors | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 7 | 5 | 35 |
| 2023-03-13 | 2023-03-13 | 0 | ||
(0) | Softaculous: On a fresh install, MyISAM is used instead of InnoDB | Marc Laporte | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-21 | 0 | ||
(1) | Add a grid / masonry display for the profiles in the Profiles Wizard with filters | Xavier de Pedro | 8 | 8 | 64 |
| 2017-08-19 | 2017-08-19 | 1 Torsten-19 Aug 17 | ||
(0) | Installer Failes with german language selected | KingBBQ | 25 |
| 2010-05-09 | 2010-05-09 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Fatal error on Tiki 15 to 19 upgrade | Gary Cunningham-Lee | 7 | 9 | 63 |
| 2019-02-03 | 2019-02-03 | 1 jonnybradley-09 Feb 19 | ||
(1) | Error in upgrade script (function upgrade_20120429_fix_collation_tiki) | samandiriel | 10 high | 10 easy | 99 |
| 2014-01-17 | 2014-01-17 | 0 | ||
(0) | Update to Tiki >= 5.3 fails on Windows ("Cannot execute queries while other unbuffered queries are active") | Gregor (gta74) | 7 | 35 |
| 2010-11-15 | 2016-07-10 | 5 Chealer9-10 Jul 16 | |||
(0) | buttons to enter tiki with or without locking it overlap | Xavier de Pedro | 1 low | 10 easy | 10 |
| Benoit Roy | 2019-07-08 | 2019-11-25 | 4 benoit.roy-26 Nov 19 |
Pending
Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | Running upgrade from 1.9.x to 2.x requires being logged into the app before starting process | Steve | 4 | 20 |
| 2008-08-07 | 2008-08-07 | 0 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php: SELECT patch_name FROM tiki_schema Table 'tikiwiki3.tiki_schema' doesn't exist | EricIsGood | 25 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 1 Chealer9-15 Oct 09 | ||||
(0) | admin user doesn't have permission to edit structures by default | EricIsGood | 3 | 15 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 0 | |||
(0) | admin user doesn't have permission to edit structures by default | EricIsGood | 6 | 30 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 0 | |||
(0) | Installer: at end of successful install, big red PHP mem warning box can be inconsistent w text abov | cativan | 3 | 15 |
| 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 | 0 | |||
(0) | When system runs out of disk space, Tiki user will not be able to login. | Nelson Ko | 1 low | 5 |
| 2007-07-19 | 2008-02-07 | 3 marclaporte-03 Nov 12 | |||
(0) | Make Tiki more robust to open_basedir issues | Marc Laporte | 7 | 35 |
| 2007-11-23 | 2007-11-27 | 0 | |||
(0) | Reporting errors (to tiki.org) system (like Firefox Talkback) | Marc Laporte | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2007-11-26 | 2021-10-31 | 2 Bsfez-31 Oct 21 | ||
(0) | Getting Things Done (GTD) profile | Marc Laporte | 25 |
| 2008-03-09 | 2018-06-28 | 0 | ||||
(0) | SMTP Configuration from inside Admin Interface | morrighu | 8 | 40 |
| 2008-04-20 | 2009-04-11 | 7 sbhas2k-01 Aug 09 | |||
(0) | Unknown column 'tweetId' in 'tiki_shoutbox' | Lusserall | 7 | 35 |
| 2011-10-27 | 2012-05-02 | 3 Chealer9-04 May 12 | |||
(0) | sh setup.sh does not change directory permissions | Lusserall | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2012-10-07 | 2014-05-12 | 1 fmg-12 May 14 | ||
(0) | 12.0 fresh install: sh setup.sh tries and fails to install developer tools | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| 2013-11-29 | 2013-11-29 | 1 jonnybradley-04 Mar 14 | ||
(2) | setup.sh: Hardcoded "php" entries | aexoxea | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-04-30 | 1 marclaporte-03 Oct 17 | ||
(0) | (A blocker if confirmed) errors in trunk database upgrade through console.php keys too long and invalid default value | Xavier de Pedro | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| 2018-09-24 | 2018-10-27 | 6 jonnybradley-29 Oct 18 | ||
(0) | On a fresh install, the page title of the Home Page should be hidden | Marc Laporte | 3 | 10 easy | 30 |
| 2018-10-11 | 2022-04-27 | 2 marclaporte-29 Apr 22 | ||
(0) | setup.sh does not work as documented on Debian | asphaltjesus | 1 low | 5 |
| asphaltjesus | 2008-04-25 | 2008-09-03 | 3 fmg-12 May 14 | ||
(0) | Detect BOM in a Tiki health check and in release process | Marc Laporte | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| drsassafras | 2013-11-23 | 2020-03-04 | 2 drsassafras-04 Mar 20 | |
(0) | Multitiki customizations broken | Gary | 7 | 35 |
| Gary | 2005-04-28 | 2021-09-23 | 2 chibaguy-23 Sep 21 | ||
(0) | Make Unified Index optional | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| Nelson Ko | 2013-06-09 | 2013-11-04 | 3 marclaporte-22 Nov 13 |
Closed
Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | Testing if GD or Imagick works, via Tiki | Marc Laporte | 5 | 8 | 40 |
| 2007-09-07 | 2021-10-28 | 5 Bsfez-28 Oct 21 | ||
(0) | Installation on PostgreSQL: syntax error creating 'tiki_categorized_objects' | agnewtj | 6 | 30 |
| 2007-09-19 | 2009-08-08 | 0 | |||
(0) | failed to set proper "include_path" in tw 1.9.8.x | bobcatt | 25 |
| 2007-10-15 | 2021-11-02 | 1 Bsfez-02 Nov 21 | ||||
(0) | Test if the db upgrade script has been run and put a note in tiki-admin.php | Marc Laporte | 8 | 40 |
| 2007-11-26 | 2009-04-12 | 1 redflo-01 Dec 07 | |||
(0) | DB error with new 1.10 install or upgrade over 1.9.9 | fruman44 | 9 high | 45 |
| 2008-02-02 | 2008-02-06 | 0 | |||
(0) | Native multi-site/multi-domain handling | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| 2008-02-05 | 2008-02-26 | 0 | |||
(0) | Upgrading to 1.10 from 1.9 version prior to 1.9.8 requires tiki_1.8to1.9.sql | Nelson Ko | 6 | 30 | 2008-03-04 | 2010-01-15 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Install script should detect previous install (install instead of upgrade will wipe your database) | Marc Laporte | 8 | 40 |
| 2008-03-10 | 2010-04-05 | 1 ricks99-10 Mar 08 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php to create mysql user, mysql database and assign permissions | Marc Laporte | 1 low | 5 |
| 2008-03-11 | 2012-04-18 | 0 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php should have a note about how to create db/local.php "manually" | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| 2008-03-25 | 2010-07-18 | 0 | |||
(0) | Installation with SQLite | vilam | 1 low | 5 |
| 2008-03-26 | 2009-08-08 | 0 | |||
(0) | Test for PHP5 and provide graceful error message | Marc Laporte | 9 high | 45 |
| 2008-06-03 | 2009-04-20 | 0 | |||
(0) | fixperms.sh fix doesn't secure the linux server from allowing tikiadmins from installing Tiki Mods | Xavier de Pedro | 8 | 40 |
| 2008-06-05 | 2010-03-31 | 0 | |||
(0) | tikiwiki only can install with default database | othman | 9 high | 45 |
| 2008-08-15 | 2008-09-03 | 2 othman-16 Aug 08 | |||
(0) | tiki-login.php generates 404 error | asphaltjesus | 1 low | 5 |
| 2008-08-20 | 2009-10-15 | 1 ricks99-22 Aug 08 | |||
(0) | installation issues with v2.0 and MSSQL backend | GrayMatter | 7 | 35 |
| 2008-09-08 | 2009-08-08 | 1 ragnvald-24 Sep 08 | |||
(0) | Directories missing in 2.0 installer | wondertrout | 6 | 30 |
| 2008-09-24 | 2009-10-15 | 0 | |||
(0) | Installer fails against Oracle 10 DB | alexkmoch | 25 |
| 2008-10-06 | 2009-08-08 | 1 allgrand33-23 Dec 08 | ||||
(0) | tiki-install.php (= upgrade) fails with multitiki on subdirectories | Xavier de Pedro | 6 | 30 |
| 2008-11-11 | 2009-09-24 | 0 | |||
(0) | templates_c is not included in .zip file | Marc Laporte | 9 high | 45 |
| 2008-11-12 | 2009-05-07 | 0 |